Cutaneous mucormycosis of nose and facial region in children: A case series

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 869-872

  Chakravarti, A ^a   Bhargava, R ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Cutaneous; Mucormycosis; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; ENT EXAMINATION; EPISTAXIS; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MUCORMYCOSIS; NASAL BIOPSY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NOSE FEEDING; NOSE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN ULCER; WEIGHT GAIN;

AMPHOTERICIN B; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEBRIDEMENT; FACE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFANT; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOSE; NOSE DISEASES;

EID: 84876697419     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.02.025     Document Type: Article

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